Trade credit
From Paris with Snow
The title of this blog is slightly misleading as I am no longer in Paris and there is no longer snow. But before the thaw, I found myself in the Francophile’s playground, courtesy of Coface.
EMEA commercial market to remain stable in 2013
The insurance market across Europe, the Middle East and Africa is expected to remain broadly stable in 2013, according to Marsh's Insurance Market Report 2013.
QBE Credit & Surety offers top-up cover for European firms
QBE has launched a top-up commercial credit insurance facility that operates above an existing, non-QBE, primary whole-turnover policy.
Equinox Global appoints Germany business head
Equinox Global has named credit insurer Euler Hermes' Hong Kong chief executive Henning Siess as head of Germany.
Equinox Global boosts capacity with Jubilee deal
Trade credit insurer Equinox Global has secured additional capacity through Jubilee Syndicate 5820 at Lloyd's, in a deal that increases Equinox's automatic capacity from $30m (£18.5m) to $35m (£21.6m).
Changing regulations could see insurers increase lending role
European insurers have untapped potential as investors and sources of funding, according to a study published by Allen & Overy.
Market Moves: Liberty makes three additions
Liberty was the most active recruiter this week, with Liberty International Underwriters appointing two senior underwriters to its aviation team and Liberty Syndicates adding a class underwriter to its war and terrorism unit.
Marsh's Moylan to head global surety practice
Marsh has appointed David Moylan as head of its newly created global surety practice.
Equinox Global snaps up Scandinavian senior underwriter
Trade credit specialist Equinox Global has swooped for a new senior underwriter in the form of Coface global deals executive Lars-Erik Granqvist.
Economy is biggest underwriting concern for Europe's credit insurers
The main underwriting issue for credit insurers in the European markets is the worsening of the economic situation in the Eurozone, according to Mapfre director of credit insurance Felipe Buhigas.
Equinox Global launches credit top up solutions
Continuing economic uncertainty is generating appetite for stable and reliable trade credit insurance solutions, according to Equinox Global.
Liberty Syndicates adds to specialty products team
Liberty Syndicates has appointed Susan Barber to manage and build on its personal accident and pecuniary lines treaty portfolios in the Lloyd's market, part of its specialty products underwriting division.
Top five Asian news stories
The top five Asian news stories from www.insuranceinsight.com over the past seven day.
Credit insurers Garant and ASEI enter partnership
Austrian political risk insurer Garant Versicherungs AG and state-owned export credit agency Asuransi Ekspor Indonesia have entered into a commercial partnership to improve the export credit and political risks cover available to their clients.
UK exporters could bask in Indian summer, says Coface
The business climate in India offers encouragement for UK companies wanting to take advantage of the country’s thriving technology and services markets, according to a report by credit insurer Coface.
Insurers fear rise in multinational and export risk
Over half of European companies believe that doing international business has become more risky over the past five years, and 95% feel their own company has become more concerned about multinational and export risk over the period, research published…
Chinese economic policy threatens country's SMEs
Efforts by China's government to stimulate the country's flagging economy could weaken small to medium sized businesses, causing a wave of payment defaults, according to Coface.
Brokers to receive increased commission under new government initiative
Members of the British Insurance Brokers' Association will receive commission levels up to 15% when they place trade credit insurance through the UK Export Finance Initiative, with immediate effect.
Ace poaches Zurich's surety head
Ace has recruited Zurich head of credit and surety Luc Reuter to drive the expansion of its surety division into continental Europe.
Bourgeois appointed Coface MD for UK and Ireland
Frédéric Bourgeois has been appointed managing director of Coface in the UK and Ireland as Xavier Denecker retires.
Equinox hires new senior credit analyst
Lloyd's cover holder Equinox Global has appointed Michelle Barnes, pictured, to the post of senior credit analyst.
Credit insurance needed to boost Vietnam's exports
Two years after export credit was first introduced in Vietnam it is still underused by Vietnamese companies, according to the Vietnam Insurance Association.
Atradius advises global firms on pitfalls of Indian market
Credit insurer Atradius has released a guide on how to trade successfully with India, as part of a series of reports designed to help businesses trade profitably with the world's emerging markets.
Coface's Charbonnel promoted to chief operating officer
Cyrille Charbonnel has been appointed group chief operating officer for Coface, a newly created position at the credit insurer.